The High Court recorded that a man arrested in an FIR at New Usmanpur police station was released by a Karkardooma magistrate on 23.07.2026 because the grounds of arrest supplied to him bore no date or time and gave no details of the incident, as the Supreme Court requires in Mihir Rajesh Shah. Police re-arrested him on 21.08.2026 after POCSO Act offences were added to the FIR, without first seeking the superior officer's endorsement and the court's permission that the Supreme Court prescribes for a re-arrest. The State's counsel, on instructions, accepted that this procedure was not followed. On 25.09.2026 a Division Bench held the re-arrest illegal and in violation of his fundamental rights, and ordered his immediate release on the original magistrate's terms, without expressing any view on the merits of the accusation.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 25 September 2026 in W.P.(CRL.) 3031/2026, the Delhi High Court (Coram: Navin Chawla, Arun Bhardwaj, JJ.) adjudicated the matter concerning the Investigating Officer, PS New Usmanpur, Delhi Police.
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Judgment dated 25 September 2026. This judgment may still be subject to appeal; initiation or pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
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“the re-arrest of the petitioner cannot be justified and is found to be illegal and in violation of his fundamental rights.” (para 15)
The Delhi High Court held the re-arrest illegal and in violation of Article 22 and directed the petitioner's immediate release on the terms set by the magistrate on 23.07.2026.
(Past-days sweep (25-27 Sep): record written from the order text on Indian Kanoon; quote checked verbatim; the petitioner, an accused in a POCSO case, is not named.)
Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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